Australia has imposed further counter-terrorism financing sanctions on 12 persons and three entities linked to Hamas, Hizballah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Those sanctioned include Hamas leaders, financial facilitators, and persons who have provided training to terrorist operatives, as well as three entities that have facilitated the transfer of funds to Hamas.
Sanctioning and publicly listing these 12 persons and three entities for counter-terrorism financing sanctions shows they have engaged in the support and facilitation of terrorism.
Once listed for sanctions, it is a criminal offence to use or deal with the person or entity’s assets, or to make assets available to them. This is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment and/or heavy fines.
Sanctions have been imposed on the following entities and persons:
- Al Zawaya Group for Development and Investment Sociedad Limitada
- Larrycom for Investment Ltd
- شركة مجموعة زوايا للتنمية والإستثمار المحدودة
- Akram Al-Ajouri (‘Abd al-Karim Ahmad Hasan)
- Ali Abed Al Rahman Baraka
- Khaled Qaddoumi (Khaled Farid Ahmed Assad)
- Mahmoud Khaled Zahhar
- Maher Rebhi Obeid
- Ali Morshed Shirazi
- Mostafa Mohammad Khani
- Mohammad Deif
- Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar
- Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman
- Khaled Chouman
- Reda Ali Khamis
